Charaxes pembanus explained

Charaxes pembanus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Pemba Island, just off the east coast of Africa.^[1]

Description

Similar to Charaxes usambarae but with shorter tails, less dentate wing margins and the females with larger pale forewing spots.^[2]

Biology

The habitat consists of forest margins and woodland.

The larvae probably feed on Albizia species.

Taxonomy

Charaxes pembanus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45–101.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19523#page/77/mode/1up page 70 Plate 9, figures 67–68, 71–72.

External links

• Charaxes pembanus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• NSG Images

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-25 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .
2. Kielland, J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.